Hello and welcome!
My name is Olga Barrows. This is my personal writing blog – I am glad you have stopped by.
I was born and raised in Yekaterinburg, Russia. When I was 20, I moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Here I finished my degree, worked in different industries including events and media. In my twenties I have also lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Toronto, ON, Canada.
I have an MA in counselling psychology – I am a mental health counsellor (psychotherapist) specializing in trauma and PTSD care. I run my private counselling practice and also work in community mental health. I have two kids and a husband. We now live in Vancouver, BC.
I am a feminist, an immigrant, a mother, a partner, a mental health professional and an advocate for social justice – and sometimes I am also a writer.
As time goes by, my location and hair colour might change, but I continue to write and turn my personal experiences and memories into stories.
I write in English and Russian.
If you want to get in touch, please feel free to drop me a line:
olga.barrows@gmail.com
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Essays:
Don’t feed the monster. My experience with drug addictions.
Miscarriage: What no one talks about
What I really think about Facebook
Breezing through the West Coast
Эссе:
Екатеринбург. Мой город-призрак.
Перу. Разноцветное. Теплое. Горное.
Агата Кристи. Время невинности.
Тутто Бене. Итальянская мозаика.
Нелюбовь. Или кратко – и про войну.
Женщина и мамонт. Путешествие в Хабаровск.
Буэнос-Айрес. Как правильно ездить в шкафу.
Ложка папайи. Бразильские записки.
Край географии. Сахалин, Шехерезада.
Край географии. Камчатка, космос.
Родители и дети. Отпустить с компасом в сердце.
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The world according to Olga 